There are almost always times when Chelsea return to action.
The Bruce will receive a very, very large pre-season schedule as they won the Club World Cup on July 13th, surprising Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final in New Jersey.
So, Enzo Maresca’s team has only had two pre-season fixtures before Bayer Lebakusen was welcomed to Stamford Bridge on Friday night and won Acc Milano in West London on Sunday in London.
Before that, will Bruce continue to sign more?
Looking for Chelsea’s more aggressive talent
Needless to say, Maresca has many attack options.
Estêvão Willian, Jamie Gittens, João Pedro and Liam Delap have all arrived this summer, but the blues are not finished yet.
First, as ESPN’s James Ollie reported, Chelsea is approaching signing at the 50 million euro (about £44 million) fee reported to RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons, with the Dutch eager to move.
Meanwhile, as reported by Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea is still pursuing Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho, adding that “no talk” is still on the move, but Argentina is “eager” on the move.
Elsewhere, Romano said the move “is not expected to be imminent”, but that Guaranacho is prioritizing the move to Chelsea.
Garnacho was told by manager Ruben Amorim in May to find a new club. Now, some of Man United’s infamous “bomb squads” are not the first team in the United States, but rather with fellow outcasts Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia, who remained in Carrington.
Just a few weeks ago, it was reported that Man United valued Garnacho at £70 million. Still, now that it’s public knowledge that he’s put aside, Telegraph’s James Ducker believes he’s available for £40 million, and Chelsea is in Paul’s position to snap him.
What Alejandro Garnacho brings to Chelsea
At the start of the window, Guardian Jacob Steinberg reported that Chelsea “prioritizes adding” the left winger on his right foot.
Manchester United’s performance certainly caught his eye. One of the two “brightest young talent on the planet” was recently labelled him in October along with Ramin Yamal.
Elsewhere, Croche Mogtader from the entire football analysis labels “reliable offensive outlets” with athletics Andy Mitten, who believes both his “job rate” and finishes have been getting better recently.
He looks most similar to Joe Cole when he tries to compare Garnacho to a former Chelsea player from his not too far away.
Like Garnacho, Cole arrived in 2003 from a 22-year-old Premier League rival. So West Ham United went through Hammers Academy and made a major impact on seven seasons at Stamford Bridge.
For Chelsea Blue, Cole made 282 appearances, scoring 39 goals and registering 47 assists, winning three Premier League titles, two FA Cups and an EFL Cup.
At his best, Guardian Tom Mason believes Cole is “breathtaking” and praises his “creativity, talent, technical ability, vision,” adding that he is “always willing to receive passes and take responsibility.”
Meanwhile, Independent Sam Wallace announces his “silky touch,” pointing out that his best year came under Jose Mourinho when he deployed as the left in a “clearly defined” role.
Now, in Maresca’s current setup, Garnacho, praised as “electric” by Statman Dave, certainly could thrive in a similar way.
So let’s assess how Manchester United’s West Ham and Garnacho Cole compare to each other.
Alejandro Garnacho in West Ham’s Joe Cole vs Man United comparison | ||
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statistics | call | Garnacho |
exterior | 184 | 144 |
Min | 13,250 | 8,359 |
the goal | 18 | 26 |
assist | 9 | twenty two |
International Cap | 10 | 8 |
TransferMarkt Provided: All Statistics |
As the table documented, when comparing Coles just before moving the present Garnacho to Chelsea, the British were more experienced, while Argentina produced a greater output in terms of goals and assists.
Cole arrived in the summer of 2003 as part of Rome Abramovich’s first spending. Claude Makelele, Hernan Crespo, Adrian Mutu, Juan Sebastian Veron, Scott Parker, Glenn Johnson, Alexis Martin, Jeremy, Waynebridge, Damiendoff, and more.
Well, 22 years later, Chelsea has adopted a similar approach in the transfer market, and all the evidence available suggests that Garnacho can thrive in a similar way.